Seaspray
What Seaspray Actually Looks Like
Seaspray CC-250 reads as a muted, sandy greige, sitting in that middle ground between a warm off-white and a light tan. It is not a true white and not a true beige. In bright daylight it looks almost like sun-bleached linen, pale and airy. In lower light it settles into something richer and more noticeably beige. It is a quiet color, not one that grabs attention, but it holds a room together without feeling blank.
Seaspray Undertones
The hex and RGB values point clearly to a warm, yellow-leaning base with just enough gray to keep it from reading as pure butter or cream. Think dry sand or old canvas. The green component is close enough to the red that there is a slight olive quality possible under certain artificial lighting, particularly warm incandescent bulbs. Under cooler, bluer daylight, the warmth tends to dominate and the color looks more straightforwardly tan.
Where Seaspray Works Best
Seaspray works well in rooms where you want warmth without committing to a strong color statement. Living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways are natural fits because the mid-range LRV gives it enough reflectivity to stay light and open without washing out. It would feel at home in a coastal or farmhouse interior, but it is versatile enough for transitional and traditional spaces too. It is a reasonable choice for open-plan areas where a color needs to read consistently across multiple light sources.
Where to put Seaspray
In a living room with decent natural light, Seaspray reads as a relaxed, warm neutral that lets furniture and textiles do the work. It does not compete with anything. In a north-facing or dim living room, expect it to lean more noticeably beige and slightly heavier, so consider keeping furnishings and textiles on the lighter side to balance it.
Seaspray is well suited to bedrooms. Its warmth reads as restful rather than stimulating, and the relatively high reflectivity keeps the space from feeling cave-like even without a lot of windows. Pair it with natural linen, wood tones, or soft whites for a grounded, easy result.
Hallways often get mixed or low light, and Seaspray handles that reasonably well because it is warm enough to stay inviting rather than going cold or dingy. Keep the trim a clean warm white to give the eye a clear boundary and prevent the walls from blending into the ceiling.
Because Seaspray sits in a neutral zone without a strong pull toward any single hue, it tends to read consistently as you move through an open-plan area that transitions from natural to artificial light. That consistency is one of its real practical strengths in larger, connected spaces.
What to Pair With Seaspray
No coordinating colors were specified in our database for this color. As a warm sandy greige, Seaspray generally plays well with soft whites on trim, deeper taupes or warm browns for grounding, and muted blues or soft sage greens as accents.
Colors that clash with Seaspray
Seaspray's warm yellow-tan base and a cool blue-gray pull strongly in opposite directions. Placed side by side, the Seaspray can look dingy or yellowed and the blue-gray can look cold.
A very cold, blue-white trim can make Seaspray's warmth look dated or yellowed by comparison. The contrast is jarring rather than crisp.
At a relatively high LRV, Seaspray in a high-gloss finish on a large wall will amplify every imperfection and can make the warmth feel gaudy rather than subtle.
Common questions
Seaspray's Benjamin Moore color code is CC-250, its hex value is #E2DBC2, and its precise LRV is 68.08, which puts it solidly in the light range without being a near-white.
Yes. Seaspray is listed as available through both Benjamin Moore retail and contractor channels, and can be ordered in the full range of Benjamin Moore sheens from flat through semi-gloss.
Under warm incandescent or amber-toned bulbs, the close balance between the red and green values in Seaspray's makeup can bring out a faint olive quality. It is not a dominant effect, but if your room has warm-toned artificial lighting and you are sensitive to yellow-greens, test a large sample on your actual wall before committing.
Sherwin-Williams Macadamia SW 6142 is a reasonable cross-brand comparison, sharing a warm sandy greige character and similar lightness. Always sample both on your wall before deciding, since formula differences mean they will not be identical.